Ben Gvir Required to Give Fingerprints for U.S. Visa Request
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has been asked to come to the U.S. Embassy in Israel to provide fingerprints as part of a visa application he submitted, according to a first report.
The request is unusual because Ben Gvir holds a diplomatic passport. Ministers and other elected officials at this level are normally not required to go through the same bureaucratic procedures as ordinary citizens, making the fingerprint requirement stand out.
Ben Gvir is expected to travel to the United States for a private event, and he is also scheduled to hold what is described as a diplomatic meeting. Under these circumstances, like other cabinet ministers, he is allowed to receive a diplomatic visa.
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